Devolution (Media Watch)
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| Source | Date | Author | Headline (Link) | Quote |
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| ePolitix | 9 August 2005 | Edward Davie | Assembly reform plans 'lacking in principle' | A leading constitutional expert has criticised plans to grant extra powers to the Welsh assembly, saying that the current proposals "smack of political compromise".
Trench, of the Constitution Unit at University College London, argues that the "orders in council" proposal allowing the body to legislate in specific areas has problems both of principle and of technical practicality. |
| ePolitix | 2 August 2005 | Edward Davie | Welsh nationalists call for 'real parliament' | Plaid Cymru has launched a campaign for a referendum on whether Wales should have its own parliament.
Assembly leader Ieuan Wyn Jones and parliamentary leader Elfyn Llwyd began a petition on the issue at the National Eisteddfod near Bangor. It coincides with the submission of the party's detailed response to the government's white paper on the future of the country's governance. |
| Guardian | 2 August 2005 | Matthew Tempest | Plaid calls for referendum on full Welsh parliament | The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru today launched a petition calling for a "real parliament" in Cardiff, based on the Edinburgh model.
The party's petition demands a referendum in Wales on giving the current Welsh assembly full law-making powers, on an equal footing with the Scottish parliament. It was launched today at the annual eisteddfod, a national festival of Welsh culture being held near Bangor. |
| BBC News (Scotland) | 26 July 2005 | ??? | Executive staff numbers increase | The number of Scottish Executive staff has increased by 32% since 1999, despite pledges by ministers to cut the cost of the administration.
... The Scottish Conservatives criticised the rise, describing the administration as Scotland's fastest growing industry. The executive has argued that its work had increased considerably since the advent of the Scottish Parliament. |
